Of all the issues that felled the Jets Sunday, perhaps none were less expected than those on special teams. After the game, several players spoke of the pride the unit takes and how it has been a reliable strength. But against Miami, three key mistakes put them in trouble.

The Dolphins pulled off an onsides kick after taking a 3-0 lead. Later in the quarter, Jimmy Wilson blocked a punt and Olivier Vernon picked it up in the end zone for a touchdown, giving Miami a 10-0 lead. In the third quarter, Vernon blocked Nick Folk's 35-yard field goal -- the kicker's first unsuccessful attempt this season.

Vernon's blocked field goal was the first one the Jets allowed since Yeremiah Bell did so in a Week 3 win over the Dolphins in 2010. Miami became the first opponent to recover an onsides kick against the Jets since the Broncos in Week 6 in 2010. The Jets hadn't allowed a blocked punt to be returned for a TD since 1984. And, according to ESPN Stats & Information, the Dolphins became the first team in 20 years to block a punt, block a field goal and to recover an onside kick.

"That's one of the things that's really odd because I know the pride that we take in that unit," Rex Ryan said today. "You make a mistake on teams it ends up costing you. Obviously you can't turn a guy loose right through the middle of your protection and not expect it to get blocked. Obviously it was a huge, huge momentum thing in the game. The onsides kick was a great call on their part....Those were some huge plays in the game and kind of set the tone for it. Before you knew it we're behind 17-0."